This book provides a comprehensive description of the social demography of the American family. Looking at family continuity and change in the latter half of th

Continuity and Change in the American Family engages students with issues they see every day in the news, providing them with a comprehensive description of the

A review of debates about the biological origins of the nuclear family and gender roles.

This well-researched, lively text is an examination of marriage and family in the 1990s. It reflects the contemporary concerns of today's diverse and non-tradit

Sociology of Families: Change, Continuity, and Diversity offers students an engaging introduction to sociological thinking about contemporary families in the Un